Local News
11:51am Fri 07 Dec, 2018
They're busy little beavers, collecting firewood, chopping it down and cutting up trees ready to sell to the community. Throughout the year, Tauranga City Sunrise... Read More
11:50am Fri 07 Dec, 2018
When the Australian rugby league scout flew in and told Aritaku Robens he liked what he saw, Robens signed there and then. 'I was pretty excited,” says... Read More
11:49am Fri 07 Dec, 2018
Downtown Tauranga is more than an okay place to muddle around and find interesting things to do - just ask the cruise ship tourists. Cruise ship passengers visiting... Read More
11:48am Fri 07 Dec, 2018
In an age where being 'busy' is becoming the norm, internet shopping can be a godsend for those wishing to skip the Christmas queues. But for others, the online... Read More
11:46am Fri 07 Dec, 2018
There was a time a kid could redeem an empty lemonade bottle for enough money to buy a decent bag of aniseed balls or a quencher. Redeemable bottles were also... Read More
11:42am Fri 07 Dec, 2018
The hunt is on once more for the Bay's best young fruit growers. To be eligible for the Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower competition, entrants must be under 30... Read More
11:42am Fri 07 Dec, 2018
Three Tauranga City footballers have stripped the game back to basics to encourage fun and inclusiveness amongst some of the region's youngest players. Colm... Read More
11:40am Fri 07 Dec, 2018
Champion surfer Indica Knox Corcoran is looking for sponsorship for the upcoming surfing competitions in Australia. A student at Tahatai Coast School, the eight-year-old... Read More
11:40am Fri 07 Dec, 2018
Tauranga City Council is adding a Matua and Otumoetai New Year's Eve event to its community celebrations, as part of the plan to take the festivities to local... Read More
11:38am Fri 07 Dec, 2018
Much like the seaside settlement that it serves, Omokoroa Community Tennis Club is booming. After just six years, the club boasts a membership in excess of 110,... Read More
10:56am Fri 30 Nov, 2018
Bernie Allen has a 'pet' project he's been working on as he looks to raise funds for the SPCA. The Bethlehem Te Puna Lions member helps to run the market twice... Read More
10:55am Fri 30 Nov, 2018
They're nine of the city's finest young singing voices, and early next month they go head-to-head in the Tauranga Opera Forum's 2019 concert for singing scholarships. Two... Read More












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